Global Education Motivators (GEM) was founded in 1981 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to help schools and the community meet the complex challenges of living in a global society.

Emphasizing human rights and human responsibility, GEM is now educating a second generation to global awareness and responsibility in an interdependent world.

GEM is a non-governmental-organization (NGO) in association with the United Nations Department of Public Information and is headquartered at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, PA (USA).

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GEM Partners with the Global Education Opportunity (GEO) Program

GEM is excited to be partnering with the GEO Program.
This program gives graduate and undergraduate students the opportunity for a semester in Geneva, working at the United Nations, focusing efforts on a a topic of their choosing.

Nigeria has 10 million children out of school - the highest in the world. The kidnapping of more than 200 girls by Boko Harum have brought this issue into stark relief. UNICEF is on the ground working on the issues of violenceagainst children. Learn more about these efforts here.

Download the teaching guide about Boko Haram developed by Boston University African Studies Center.

This overviewof GEM programs for 2014-15 school year will give an outline and brief description of the major events happening this year at GEM, from UN Day to the UN Educators Conference on Human Rights.

This page will also highlight several of our programs available to schools by request.